embestida

la embestida(
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A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
feminine noun
a. attack
La mujer no pudo frenar la embestida del corpulento hombre.The woman couldn't stop the attack of the muscular man.
b. charge
Los soldados le pusieron la bayoneta a los rifles y se prepararon para la embestida.The soldiers attached the bayonets to their rifles and prepared for the charge.
a. charge
Se me heló la sangre cuando el toro inició la embestida.My blood turned to ice when the bull began his charge.
b. rush
El torero esquivó la embestida del toro majestuosamente.The torero dodged the bull's rush majestically.
a. onslaught
La canoa se dio vuelta por la embestida de las olas.The canoe turned over due to the onslaught of the waves.
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